Pro-Democracy Activists Denied Bail in Hong Kong Subversion Case

Prosecutors objected after court granted bail to 15 activists
Court proceedings held just before China’s legislature meets

Pro-democracy demonstrators raise flashlights outside the West Kowloon Magistrates Courts in Hong Kong on March 3.Photographer: Lam Yik/Bloomberg

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By Chloe Lo

March 4, 2021 at 1:54 AM UTC

Updated on

March 4, 2021 at 12:49 PM UTC

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All 47 of the pro-democracy activists in a Hong Kong subversion case returned to custody Thursday evening after a marathon hearing ended with them being denied bail.

Prosecutors objected to the court’s decision to grant bail to 15 of the defendants, meaning they’ll all remain in detention until the trial begins on May 31. The accused include some of the city’s most prominent activists such as Joshua Wong, Benny Tai and Jimmy Sham.